Kate Jones, DNP

Facilitating a tailored session on Caring in Leadership. 

Dr. Kate Jones is a clinical professor emerita at the University of South Carolina. She joined the College of Nursing in January 2018 and directed the MSN-Healthcare Leadership and the DNP- Executive Healthcare Leadership programs. Her area of clinical practice is home health care nursing, where she has served in many roles, from home health care nurse to Chief Clinical Officer for a national home health care and hospice company. She believes that health happens at home and values each person’s participation in their health care decision making.

Her areas of interest for scholarship is caring in nursing leadership practice and in the academic setting, and use the use of technology to support older adults in the community. She has presented at local, national and international events, focusing on many aspects of community-based care. She has been a member of the CHAP Board of Directors since 2018.